Strikeforce was last seen on Showtime back in August, when Ronda
Rousey successfully defended her women’s bantamweight title
against Sarah
Kaufman, attracting 529,000 viewers in the process. The
promotion was scheduled to return on Sept. 29 with a lightweight
title pairing between Gilbert
Melendez and Healy, but injuries forced the organization to
cancel the card. Unfortunately, the same fate would await a planned
Nov. 3 show, which was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight
contest pitting Cormier against former UFC king Frank Mir.
Strikeforce will now close its doors, and a portion of the
Zuffa-owned promotion’s remaining talent is expected to transition
to the UFC.